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Over the Rainbow: 10 Must-See LGBT Filipino Movies
10 Must-See LGBT Filipino Movies The times have been both kind and unkind to the LGBTQIA++ Community. While the imperial States have legalized same sex marriage, Russia continues ...
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7ScoreFATAL TEMPTATION: A review of Erik Matti’s SEKLUSYON
Amidst the creepy visuals and twisted religious figures (like more sinister, yet less memorable set pieces for Mike de Leon’s ITIM), Erik Matti creatively and unconventionally lays down ...
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7ScoreManila in Living Color: A Review of Saving Sally
If you ask me to describe Saving Sally, I’d say try to imagine living in your daydreams. It is filled with fun animation, witty symbolisms, and lush colors. ...
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THE CROWNING JEWEL OF #MMFF2016: Review of Jun Lana’s DIE BEAUTIFUL (2016)
(As I type, I feel even this review is an understatement to the near-perfection of Lana’s latest film. But anyway, here goes…) There is no doubt that Jun ...
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IN THE NAME OF GOLD: A Review of Alvin Yapan’s ORO (2016)
Caramoan – a beautiful slice of the Bicol coast with white sand, clear waters, friendly Bicolanos, and lush natural resources, but also witness to one of the decade’s ...
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Movies About Martial Law You Have To See Before They’re Banned
I’m sure many would agree with me when I say that 2016 has been a sh*tstorm for politics. With this year’s burial of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos at ...
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TROUBLE IN THE SHADOWS: Review of Jun Lana’s ANINO SA LIKOD NG BUWAN (2015)
By Gio Potes After a rough VHS-quality introduction of the political situation, the viewer is brought in an idyllic decrepit little house, where a young poor couple (LJ Reyes, ...
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The Passion Of MA’ ROSA (2016)
By Gio Potes The recent controversies of the local illegal drug trade following the bloody baptism of President Duterte’s administration seemed like the big welcoming party for Brillante Ma ...
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Truth through Fiction: A Whistleblower Review
To say that the Filipino people is bound to forget history is either a misplaced comment or simply an inevitable phobia of a nation that has been enduring ...
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Everything About Her Review
At first, Everything About Her seemed to be a pathetic attempt of Star Cinema to make a local version of The Devil Wear’s Prada. The familiar premise and ...
